History Anime / Mazinkaiser

* VideoGame/SuperRobotWars: Created for ''F Final'', but also appears in the ''Alpha'' series, ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment'', ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC Super Robot Wars GC/XO]]'',''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsL''.
** While the ''Super Robot Wars'' series in general has a problem with damage numbers, its pretty notable that Mazinkaiser is possibly the biggest and long running offender of StatisticallySpeaking. Thanks to its SuperMode that increase attack, Not only it deals damage higher than GlassCannon like Manga/GetterRobo, it also tanks better. Not to mention the issue of having some of its weaker attack dealing higher damage than other mech's final attack most notably the sun-killing Goldion Crusher from ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' being slightly weaker than Final Kaiser Blade.

* MythologyGag: KABUTO KOUJI DIES IN MAGMA! ... not.

''Mazinkaiser'' is a seven-episode SuperRobot {{OAV}} re-imagining of the ''MazingerZ'' story released in 2001. It tells the story of how [[TheHero Kouji Kabuto]] discovers and masters his grandfather Juzo Kabuto's final legacy, the most powerful of the Mazingers.

'''''Mazinkaiser''''' is a seven-episode SuperRobot {{OAV}} re-imagining of the ''MazingerZ'' story released in 2001. It tells the story of how [[TheHero Kouji Kabuto]] discovers and masters his grandfather Juzo Kabuto's final legacy, the most powerful of the Mazingers.

See also ''MazinkaiserSKL'', a three-episode OAV released in 2011, an entirely different re-imagining with all-new characters.

''Mazinkaiser'' contains examples of:

During a massive attack by Mechanical Beasts created by MadScientist Dr. Hell, the Mazinger Z and GreatMazinger sortie to battle, but are overrun through sheer numbers. Kouji's Hover Pilder is ripped from the Mazinger Z and hurled from the battlefield, and the machine is captured by Dr. Hell, who turns it into a mechanical devil for his own purposes and sends it against the Photonic Research Institute. Outnumbered, [[GreatMazinger Tetsuya]] [[TheLancer Tsurugi]] heads to battle with a damaged Great Mazinger when a new, insanely powerful and more demonic looking Mazinger suddenly appears with Kouji at the helm.

The seven-episode OAV was followed up by the movie ''Mazinkaiser vs. [[GreatMazinger The Great General of Darkness]]'', a remake of the 1974 film ''Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness'', where the [[GreatMazinger Mycenae Empire]] invades while Kouji is vacationing in Paris, forcing him to fight his way back to Japan and take the Mazinkaiser into battle once more.

** While the ''Super Robot Wars'' series in general has a problem with damage numbers, its pretty notable that Mazinkaiser is possibly the biggest and long running offender of StatisticallySpeaking. Thanks to its SuperMode that increase attack, Not only it deals damage higher than GlassCannon like Manga/GetterRobo, it also tanks better. Not to mention the issue of having some of its weaker attack dealing higher damage than other mech's final attack most notably the sun-killing Goldion Crusher from GaoGaiGar being slightly weaker than Final Kaiser Blade.

Mazinkaiser originally appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', when developer Banpresto asked ''Mazinger'' creator GoNagai to design a new mecha for Kouji to use as a MidSeasonUpgrade. The idea was for Mazinger Z to be upgraded through exposure to [[GetterRobo Getter Rays]] into a new monstrous form, later redubbing it the Mazinkaiser. ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'', the next "major" installment of the franchise, revamped the origin of the robot into being the ''original'' Mazinger SuperPrototype that ended up being too difficult to control, necessitating its sealing away until Kouji finds and tames it (this version also conveniently fills out the long-standing plot gap of "what was the accident that nearly killed Kenzo and his wife?" in ''Mazinger'' mythology). The idea was such a hit with fans that Nagai quickly [[CanonImmigrant incorporated it into canon]] in anime and manga form, using the ''Alpha'' version as its origin story.

** [[WordOfGod Go Nagai himself]] has remarked that Mazinkaiser is the "indestructible shield" while [[GetterRobo Shin Getter]] is the "unstoppable sword", a reference to the Chinese version of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irresistible_force_paradox irresistible force paradox]].

* SuperMode: The SRW version has two: "Devil" mode, which makes the Mazinkaiser go sentient and berserk, and "God" mode, which is theorized to be on par with a full-powered SRW [[GetterRobo Shin Getter Robo]]). SRW games also has Mazinpower that activates at 130 will giving a power boost.

** While the ''Super Robot Wars'' series in general has a problem with damage numbers, its pretty notable that Mazinkaiser is possibly the biggest and long running offender of StatisticallySpeaking. Thanks to its SuperMode that increase attack, Not only it deals damage higher than GlassCannon like GetterRobo, it also tanks better. Not to mention the issue of having some of its weaker attack dealing higher damage than other mech's final attack most notably the sun-killing Goldion Crusher from GaoGaiGar being slightly weaker than Final Kaiser Blade.

Mazinkaiser originally appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', when developer Banpresto asked ''Mazinger'' creator GoNagai to design a new mecha for Kouji to use as a MidSeasonUpgrade. The idea was for Mazinger Z to be upgraded through exposure to [[GetterRobo Getter Rays]] into a new monstrous form, later redubbing it the Mazinkaiser. ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'', the next "major" installment of the franchise, revamped the origin of the robot into being the ''original'' Mazinger SuperPrototype that ended up being too difficult to control, necessitating its sealing away until Kouji finds and tames it (this version also conveniently fills out a long-standing plot gap of "what was the accident that nearly killed Kenzo and his wife?" in ''Mazinger'' mythology). The idea was such a hit with fans that Nagai quickly [[CanonImmigrant incorporated it into canon]] via in anime and manga form, using the ''Alpha'' version as its origin story.

** Venus A's missiles do this when they're launched.

Mazinkaiser originally appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', when developer Banpresto asked ''Mazinger'' creator GoNagai to design a new mecha for Kouji to use as a MidSeasonUpgrade. The idea was for Mazinger Z being upgraded through the exposure of [[GetterRobo Getter Rays]] into a new monstrous form, later redubbing it the Mazinkaiser. ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'', the next "major" installment of the franchise, revamped the origin of the robot into being the ''original'' Mazinger SuperPrototype that ended up being too difficult to control, necessitating its sealing away until Kouji finds and tames it (this version also conveniently fills out a long-standing plot gap of "what was the accident that nearly killed Kenzo and his wife?" in ''Mazinger'' mythology). The idea was such a hit with fans that Nagai quickly [[CanonImmigrant incorporated it into canon]] via in anime and manga form, using the ''Alpha'' version as its origin story.

* DistractedByTheSexy: It happened fairly often in the original manga. Usually was Sayaka the one did the -unwilling- distraction -either because her clothes were torn or because she was involuntarily naked-, but sometimes it was done by enemies to distract Kouji. One of those scenes was animated in the BeachEpisode: Kouji accidentally undoes Sayaka's top[[note]]he was trying to grab her shoulder and missed[[/note]]; she's actually more upset by Boss getting a look at her breasts than she is by Kouji, even though he [[DistractedByTheSexy weaponizes her boobs]] in order to escape the enemy fortress.

* AscendedExtra : The blonde twins Lori and Loru. Back in the original manga, they were nothing but RedShirt who last for 2 chapter. [[spoiler:they fill the same role in the movie, but in a more glorious manner]]

'''''Mazinkaiser''''' is an {{OAV}} re-imagining of the ''MazingerZ'' story that was released in 2001. It tells the story of how [[TheHero Kouji Kabuto]] discovers and masters his grandfather's final legacy, the most powerful of the Mazingers.

Mazinkaiser originally appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', when Banpresto asked GoNagai to design a new mecha for Kouji to use as a MidSeasonUpgrade. The idea was for Mazinger Z being upgraded through the exposure of [[GetterRobo Getter Rays]] into a new monstrous form, later redubbing it the Mazinkaiser; ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 1]]'', the start of the next "major" SRW storyline, revamped the origin of the robot into being the ''original'' Mazinger SuperPrototype that ended up being ''too'' super and difficult to control, necessitating its sealing away until Kouji finds it and tames it. (This version also conveniently fills out a long-standing plot gap of "what was the accident that nearly killed Kenzo and his wife?" in the Mazinger mythology.) The idea was such a hit with fans that GoNagai quickly [[CanonImmigrant incorporated it into Mazinger canon in anime and manga form]], using the ''Alpha'' version of the origin story.

During a massive attack by MadScientist Dr. Hell's mechanical beasts, the Mazinger Z and GreatMazinger both sortie to battle, but are eventually overrun through sheer numbers. Kouji's Hover Pilder is ripped from Mazinger Z and hurled from the battlefield, and Mazinger Z itself is captured by Dr. Hell, who turns it into a mechanical devil for his own purposes and sends it against the Photonic Research Institute. Outnumbered, [[TheLancer Tetsuya Tsurugi]] goes to battle with a damaged Great Mazinger when suddenly a new, insanely powerful and more demonic looking Mazinger shows up with Kouji at the helm...

The OAV ran for seven episodes, and was followed up by the movie ''Mazinkaiser VS the Great General of Darkness'', where the Mycene Empire invades while Kouji is vacationing in Paris, forcing him to fight his way back to Japan and take Mazinkaiser into battle once more.

There's also a second OAV series, ''MazinkaiserSKL''. This particular take is a very different re-imagining, with all-new characters. It looks a ''Mazinkaiser''-''meets-''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' Gaiden-meets''-''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact3'' mix. We're not sure how that will work out, but It looks [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7bhhjFASuk pretty damn cool]].

''This series contains examples of:''

* AbusivePrecursors: The Mykene Empire.
* AndThisIsFor...: Kouji finishes off [[spoiler:Ankoku Daishogun]] with this.

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: In the movie, Tetsuya is fighting [[FishPeople Angoras]] and [[BigCreepyCrawlies Scarabeth]], two commanders of the Mykene Empire army. Tetsuya throws Great Mazinger's [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang Great Boomerang]] and right after shoots [[BreathWeapon Great Typhoon]]. Both attacks miss, both commanders laugh and ask where he is aiming at... when Great Mazinger's boomerang slices them both from behind. As he is dying, Scarabeth -Mykene army's best tactician- realizes Tetsuya had missed his boomerang throw on purpose, and he shot Great Typhoon to change the boomerang's trajectory. So he caught them by surprise and killed both of them at once.

* VideoGame/SuperRobotWars: Created for [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 F Final]], but also appears in the ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha series]]'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment'', ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC Super Robot Wars GC/XO]]'',''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsL''.
** While ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series in general has a problem with damage numbers, its pretty notable that Mazinkaiser is possibly the biggest and long running offender of StatisticallySpeaking. Thanks to its SuperMode that increase attack, Not only it deals damage higher than GlassCannon like GetterRobo, it also tanks better. Not to mention the issue of having some of its weaker attack dealing higher damage than other mech's final attack most notably the sun-killing Goldion Crusher from GaoGaiGar being slightly weaker than Final Kaiser Blade.

* NoExportForYou: Subverted: this is literally the only Mazinger to cross the Pacific uncut, and it's available quite cheaply [[MoodWhiplash packaged with]] [[{{Gorn}} Shuten Doji]].

* AndThisIsFor... (Kouji finishes off [[spoiler:Ankoku Daishogun]] with this)

* BeachEpisode (Infamous for its brief, nude moment with Sayaka)

* BigDamnHeroes ([[spoiler:"Shin" Great Mazinger]] in the last few episodes)

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath ([[spoiler: Lori and Roll]] in TheMovie, which doubles as TearJerker.)
* FanDisservice (A ''naked Baron Ashura''?! MY EYES!! MY BEAUTIFUL EYES!!!!)
** Fortunately for us, it doesn't show the squicky bits at all. In fact, it's [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] in context)
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy (Apparently Baron Ashura's mooks can't tell the difference between Boss in a helmet and one of their co-workers. The mooks that were ''assigned to guard him and Kouji specifically, no less'')

* JAMProject ("Fire Wars", "The Gate of Hell", and "Mazin Kenzan")
* LargeHam (If the dub acting was any hammier, you could serve it for Christmas dinner. Special attention goes to Dr. Hell, who is chewing so much scenery that his fortress should be collapsing around him.)
* LatexSpaceSuit (The pilot suits for both the male and female characters)

* LetsGetDangerous (Two twins Lorry and Roll are fanservicy, yeah. But when it's time to get serious, they show that they're more than just FanService: see episode 5, i.e.)

* MadScientist (Dr. Hell. Juzo Kabuto was one, as well.)
* {{Mooks}} (Baron Ashura hires very, very dim ones)
* MsFanservice (Two of 'em: Lorry and Roll. Sayaka also had her moments, specially the fourth OAV)
* MythologyGag (KABUTO KOUJI DIES IN MAGMA! ... not.)
* NoExportForYou (Subverted: this is literally the only Mazinger to cross the Pacific uncut, and it's available quite cheaply [[MoodWhiplash packaged with]] [[{{Gorn}} Shuten Doji]])
* PunchClockVillain (Ashura's mooks, which are undoubtedly part of why they're so utterly stupid)
* RedshirtArmy (The Mazinger Army)
* {{Robeast}} (The Mechanical Beasts)
* ShooOutTheClowns (Inverted. The first two thirds of the movie are ''[[DarkestHour very]]'' dark. Then Boss comes back. The rest is history.)
* ShowyInvincibleHero (Taken to the limits with this. Mazinkaiser, [[WordOfGod the ultimate defensive force according to Go Nagai]], is still awesome to watch in action thanks to great music and creative opponents)
* SuperMode (The SRW version has two: "Devil" mode, which makes the Mazinkaiser go sentient and berserk, and "God" mode, which is theorized to be on par with a full-powered SRW [[GetterRobo Shin Getter Robo]]). SRW games also has Mazinpower that activates at 130 will giving a power boost
* VideoGame/SuperRobotWars (Created for [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 F Final]], but also appears in the ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha series]]'', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment'', ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC Super Robot Wars GC/XO]]'',''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsL'')

* {{Tsundere}} (Variation. Sayaka was a Type A (tsuntsun) in the original series, but she mellows out a bit and is mostly a Type B (deredere), like in the manga.

Mazinkaiser originally appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', when Banpresto asked GoNagai to design a new mecha for Kouji to use as a MidSeasonUpgrade. The idea was for Mazinger Z being upgraded through the exposure of [[GetterRobo Getter Rays]] into a new monstrous form, later redubbing it the Mazinkaiser; ''Alpha 1'', the start of the next "major" SRW storyline, revamped the origin of the robot into being the ''original'' Mazinger SuperPrototype that ended up being ''too'' super and difficult to control, necessitating its sealing away until Kouji finds it and tames it. (This version also conveniently fills out a long-standing plot gap of "what was the accident that nearly killed Kenzo and his wife?" in the Mazinger mythology.) The idea was such a hit with fans that GoNagai quickly [[CanonImmigrant incorporated it into Mazinger canon in anime and manga form]], using the ''Alpha'' version of the origin story.

Mazinkaiser originally appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', when Banpresto asked GoNagai to design a new mecha for Kouji to use as a MidSeasonUpgrade. The idea was for Mazinger Z being upgraded through the exposure of [[GetterRobo Getter Rays]] into a new monstrous form, later redubbing it the Mazinkaiser. The idea was such a hit with fans that GoNagai quickly [[CanonImmigrant incorporated it into Mazinger canon in anime and manga form]].

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mazinkaiser2xl8shrunk.JPG

There's also a second OAV series, ''MazinkaiserSKL''. This particular take is a very different re-imagining, with all-new characters. It looks a ''Mazinkaiser''-''meets-VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Gaiden-meets''-''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact3'' mix. We're not sure how that will work out, but It looks [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7bhhjFASuk pretty damn cool]].

* VideoGame/SuperRobotWars (Created for [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4 F Final]], but also appears in the ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha series]]'', ''{{Super Robot Wars Judgment}}'', ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC Super Robot Wars GC/XO]]'',''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsL'')

Mazinkaiser originally appeared in ''[[SuperRobotWars4 Super Robot Wars F Final]]'', when Banpresto asked GoNagai to design a new mecha for Kouji to use as a MidSeasonUpgrade. The idea was for Mazinger Z being upgraded through the exposure of [[GetterRobo Getter Rays]] into a new monstrous form, later redubbing it the Mazinkaiser. The idea was such a hit with fans that GoNagai quickly [[CanonImmigrant incorporated it into Mazinger canon in anime and manga form]].

There's also a second OAV series, ''MazinkaiserSKL''. This particular take is a very different re-imagining, with all-new characters. It looks a ''Mazinkaiser''-''meets-SuperRobotWarsGaiden-meets''-''SuperRobotWarsCompact3'' mix. We're not sure how that will work out, but It looks [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7bhhjFASuk pretty damn cool]].

* SuperRobotWars (Created for [[SuperRobotWars4 F Final]], but also appears in the ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha series]]'', ''{{Super Robot Wars Judgment}}'', ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC Super Robot Wars GC/XO]]'',''SuperRobotWarsW'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsL'')
** While SuperRobotWars series in general has a problem with damage numbers, its pretty notable that Mazinkaiser is possibly the biggest and long running offender of StatisticallySpeaking. Thanks to its SuperMode that increase attack, Not only it deals damage higher than GlassCannon like GetterRobo, it also tanks better. Not to mention the issue of having some of its weaker attack dealing higher damage than other mech's final attack most notably the sun-killing Goldion Crusher from GaoGaiGar being slightly weaker than Final Kaiser Blade.

** DualWielding: The paired Kaiser Blades from the movie; the ''SuperRobotWars'' original version calls them Shoulder Slicers.

** SphereOfDestruction: The Kaiser Nova from the manga (and ''SuperRobotWars''), where Kaiser charges its Photonic Energy to full power and releases it in a single gigantic burst.

* SuperRobotWars (Created for [[SuperRobotWars4 F Final]], but also appears in the ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha series]]'', ''{{Super Robot Wars Judgment}}'', ''[[SuperRobotWarsGC Super Robot Wars GC/XO]]'',''SuperRobotWarsW'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsL'')

* DistractedByTheSexy: It happened fairly often in the original manga. Usually was Sayaka the one did the -unwilling- distraction -either because her clothes were torn or because she was involuntarily naked-, but sometimes it was done by enemies to distract Kouji. One of those scenes was animated in the BeachEpisode: Kouji accidentally undoes Sayaka's top[[hottip:*:he was trying to grab her shoulder and missed]]; she's actually more upset by Boss getting a look at her breasts than she is by Kouji, even though he [[DistractedByTheSexy weaponizes her boobs]] in order to escape the enemy fortress.

* TheWorfEffect: Both Mazinger-Z and Great Mazinger suffered this within the first two episodes, with both machines falling to Dr. Hell's Mechanical Beasts' army. Also, Tetsuya had been established in both ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' like a highly-skilled AcePilot, CombatPragmatist BloodKnight and TheDeterminator, HotBlooded {{Badass}}. In ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'' the animators showed a situationi was dangerous and an enemy a real threat by severely injuring or incapaciting Tetsuya, or showing him struggling.

A new OAV series, ''MazinkaiserSKL'' is currently in the works. SKL is a very different re-imagining, with all-new characters. It looks a ''Mazinkaiser''-''meets-SuperRobotWarsGaiden-meets''-''SuperRobotWarsCompact3'' mix. We're not sure how that will work out, but It looks [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7bhhjFASuk pretty damn cool]].

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: In the movie, Tetsuya is fighting [[FishPeople Angoras]] and [[BigCreepyCrawlies Scarabeth]], two commanders of the Mykene Empire army. Tetsuya throws Great Mazinger's [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang Great Boomerang]] and right after shoots [[BreathWeapon Great Typhoon]]. Both attacks miss, both commanders laugh and ask where he is amining at... when Great Mazinger's boomerang slices them both from behind. As he is dying, Scarabeth -Mykene army's best tactician- realizes Tetsuya had missed his boomerang throw on purpose, and he shot Great Typhoon to change the boomerang's trajectory. So he caught them by surprise and killed both of them at once.

* BoomerangComeback ([[spoiler:Great Mazinger pulls one off in the movie]])